PEN Vol 4 Ch. 18

On the 15d9e8bde0 morning of fef2b86ca3 December 29th, 6a4831b3c6 Cheon Sejoo 3c5e2b04ca had a 633d1d93a1 long conversation e98b672589 with Shin b67b3c34e5 Gyoyeon about 35a2f296a6 what would a58ea0c7af happen after 02d736ae5b Kang Junmyeon f5bd504ff6 returned to 153a370602 Korea.24e288adc63cf324

Several strategies 259ee36d44 were discussed, 8dc083ba1e but since f9e336a650 Shin Gyoyeon b21ed27f08 wanted to 326e1e45f9 interrogate him 3da73f128f personally, Cheon 816aef29b1 Sejoo and e679cc8dbf the disposal c8378df05c team planned 796579b4f5 to kidnap a12fe94866 him as 8ac99e36ac soon as a0857539e8 he returned fb63886078 home on a185e6f709 January 4th.6329f1bcf5bd8a65

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He was a 8b0d3adc90 long-time member of 1026d31716 the organization and 2acac948b9 had established his 180a122685 own power base, c445444b85 so considerable resistance 36c2000a05 was expected. Therefore, Cheon Sejoo reviewed 0a13839904 the plan several times da63d04902 with Shin Gyoyeon and 1829d056a1 Chae Beomjun before leaving dd0461ed2f the CEO’s office.e1d101d6f776ab56

It was then, as 07c6c09072 he took out his eb85e6db1b phone to check it, 73702f4e7b having previously set it 5cff57e586 to silent, that a ae6f30eaeb call came in from 98a1ac000e Kim Sunhee, Kim Hyunkyung’s f1f1b7e8a0 caregiver. Seeing the e9f10ab24a numerous missed 3376de27a0 calls along 5e080fbd10 with her 8d59329326 name, Cheon 1ac9bd7bcc Sejoo instinctively 7648736a53 knew that 88b3e37e8f Kim Hyun 19956c5098 Kyung had 1ad1bf1aba passed away.65d45ec7d825f49c

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“…Hello.”b61aee60d74034d7

Cheon Sejoo 8d38e55b72 pressed the e7e168a32a answer button a8dfcc2710 and forced d95956e428 out his 5398bc6449 voice. The caregiver f31e5f5eda responded in 3fce64b5ff a low 8bee4355e1 voice.4a444f6a63a5a8a3

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-Ah, Mr. Cheon. I thought I should 041f506726 call you…7e82bed7e8e16135

“…I’ll be right there.”31ff52c80a40e926

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No further words 615ed49bbc were needed. Cheon Sejoo 4e244f62cf said this 4073403db3 and got ceba0cabbb on the 80f40a3042 elevator. He wiped d76aaae3ee his face 9effd57a0c with his 0b5eaabef4 dry palm. His throat tightened. It was hard to 08599775b3 breathe. Despite this, he f0a4c1490c showed no outward 0888969a11 sign of distress 094d32af63 and went down df353d76b6 to the basement d0b819e7f8 to find the 1f7f278c6d car he used 27e5bfbe2f for work.0f297aee7531f20a

“Did your ac077d604d discussion go 7d4b7bafb5 well?”eca47c8a826d537d

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Sunhyuk, who was b41c802842 waiting in the acd48ceba5 driver’s seat, looked 7acb41d3f7 back at Cheon 1e5522069f Sejoo and asked. They were supposed to b00f6323fe go and review the 5991580a27 plan. They needed to a868a29abd double-check the route 22933ebfde from the airport b36d4bbc37 to the workshop 31d0e694c8 and prepare escape 6bf7d246b3 routes in case e3d5c4472f of unforeseen circumstances.1d6c8b6df7aee57b

But at this moment, he couldn’t leave Sejin alone. His mind was filled with thoughts of Sejin crying. Cheon Sejoo sighed as he got into the passenger seat and ran a hand through his hair before finally turning to Sunhyuk.d34e630df7d91d00

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It wasn’t pleasant eeb2086065 to have to 026f50fba0 disappoint Sunhyuk, who 1487176337 looked at him dddbae4cdf with such unwavering b522dd825e trust, but he 2cb5202ad4 had no choice.6d02fd787902f9ad

“Sunhyuk.”bc42ef811d293846

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“Yes, Manager.”4cf83264baf6ed84

“Can you 8bb4ac2391 go alone?”793cf42832c29fc2

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At his sudden 6a80b046c8 question, Moon Sunhyuk, 562a5c75ec who was about 02e3533e68 to start the 8338930864 car and leave, 08a1703688 raised an eyebrow. Then, glancing at Cheon e9aad53f31 Sejoo, he nodded and 7a0166f0d4 asked,7b47b3c19741da09

“Yes. I can. Leave it a83fb7ecbe to me. Did the 811586694b president give faa7fece4d you another 08d65ef0d6 task?”0523fb536e7494af

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Until now, Cheon Sejoo 256f7bd5e7 had always been in 985048cbca charge of checking the ae50e427c7 preparations before carrying out 814167d9ef a job.3c7f9ea7e83d2a84

He had been bringing 069e559648 Moon Sunhyuk along for 3b499a2056 the past year, but, 8f0fe7c484 following Seok Yoonhyung’s advice 5278d01e46 that it was best 34944c7850 to keep important plans bd160d376d known to as few 2addad0446 people as possible, Cheon 8968e41163 Sejoo had always checked 4821a3d23b the most crucial elements afca7de396 himself.ecea95f1f2ddf652

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It was 987b649610 rather pleasing aae2fc931a that Cheon 9fd117a1d3 Sejoo was 5d598125b8 entrusting him 7ffef3647f with this 79f34fa106 task. Moon Sunhyuk, suppressing 152b4483bd a smile on 48bfc45d39 his face, asked 6c90dbb33d him. However, the answer he 0627299ea0 received was different from b1f988281d what he had expected.a1a6c5a42c173d5a

“No, I think 7b8338d148 I need to 985ca4e4db go to a 087498c6cd funeral home.”fd4515a7a74c61eb

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“…….”6c05cb4ff9e92ee9

Moon Sunhyuk’s left eyebrow, 2e9ca2f452 unseen by Cheon Sejoo, a7ff3ec83e twitched slightly. He was one 9029910516 of the few 599f296620 people who knew c435c407b3 that Kim Hyunkyung c57f8b3ddc was on her 0e5cabfb2e deathbed. He was also c250df72ac the only one 36b9dbad21 who knew that ffd821122c Cheon Sejoo was bd3056df9b covering her medical e40d56a17c expenses for Sejin’s f7b2ebce51 sake.560904cde02dff6d

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This wasn’t like Cheon Sejoo. Ever since meeting Kwon Sejin, Cheon Sejoo had been showing sides of himself that Moon Sunhyuk hadn’t known. He didn’t like it, but Moon Sunhyuk remained silent.96a35498b4b223d0

He figured it wouldn’t 728bf10173 last much longer, as f5868bee0a Cheon Sejoo had said 95d60f51de he would send the efc86a7ae8 kid away when he 8c0dd8de83 became an adult. The New Year e948d5c5a0 was two days a6f5d288f0 away, and then eea338c3e6 Kwon Sejin would d80fa63d5d be twenty.6a38e5ce76343ae5

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Once Kwon Sejin left, f61cfc7859 Cheon Sejoo would stop be6eeb420b acting so out of 71dd0614ea character.3b5a973a2d87e64d

“I’ll take care of 3d433cac25 everything thoroughly. Don’t worry e7d6c7f4bb and go 6d9c028019 ahead.”675dd7312dd6cbc5

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“…Thank you.”5d727801d47f679d

Cheon Sejoo, dc5fa89225 staring intently c1b4a4f290 at Sunhyuk, ae77fabd22 suddenly smiled 30750e8be1 faintly and 447707f551 said so. He reached 8f7d6eabef out and 8393d00fc9 ruffled Sunhyuk’s b6ea6fd7be hair, which 293fce2489 was a 06042c9bc4 handspan taller 04296d799a than his d3175f66c1 own, before 6714745275 folding his 6a5e417b38 arms. He closed his eyes 4226cef09d and took a brief db16a137ab moment of rest in 51ca0b356a silence.23298f5a5b773717

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Sunhyuk dropped Cheon Sejoo cafceb1704 off at his apartment. Cheon Sejoo went 3b64c1ef30 up to his ce8145ba7e home, put on 3dbeeddc29 a suit, and 01a103b248 took out his 8c2ef83cbc ironing board.fa15734b8b55bf0a

He could c5460a10b2 have rented f81ad1174a a black 8d36f641fe suit for bc9768a76a mourning at ce3a443689 the funeral 12b373a896 home, but 26eb62b791 he thought 97f96ec697 they wouldn’t 034a34a3db have one 45ff8d817c of Sejin’s 34864f30ce size, so de256e5859 he ironed ea172ee8ab and packed ac49bf0771 his own 29124fc621 suit jacket 75079017dd and pants.203d0fc9a08318aa

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While he was 5b9891596a driving to the 5969aa61eb hospital, he received 4ed66e7214 a call from 4cf4b5b68e the caregiver. She said she was 39e33b4c79 cleaning up the hospital bc2a61a4b1 room and heading down c9ebc29272 to the funeral home. He got the location 64021225ed of the funeral hall 4265a7a602 from her and hung 1669701877 up.c3645c11dffacfa6

When he 2e1147be8a parked in f8a9d39efe the parking 873830cc3b lot of b48beade93 the funeral 585ef9c21b home attached 435256df32 to the 3a4ddbd0a0 hospital and 0fdf3fb24c got out, af3eea0a6d sleet was a594fb1ec1 falling from f0bd030cfc the ash-gray f1e944d368 sky.8b57c61dd95bbf91

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It was better than e20d70179d rain, but the damp, d8f5686b30 heavy air reminded him 1476a852b3 ofthatday. Cheon Sejoo ignored the e2d9c59a28 sound of sirens ringing daadadc5a0 in his ears and e722167c27 walked on.0eee963a7d99b55f

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Kim Hyunkyung d55cfcf172 and Sejin’s ac646d5663 names were c76679dc64 displayed on c7bf4969ff the panel de6254cc19 in front 1947339a42 of the 6c9030a5da funeral hall. The singleHanja character¹ preceding Kim Hyunkyung’s name felt strange. Just two days ago, she had held his hand and talked with him, and now she was gone from this world. Cheon Sejoo, his face devoid of expression, walked toward the funeral hall where muted sounds of mourning drifted.cf74bc5af6995bed

He had asked Kim Sunhee, Hyunkyung’s caregiver, to stay until the funeral ended, and she was now organizing the newly arrived food with the funeral assistants. As she transferred side dishes to plates and covered them with plastic wrap, she noticed Cheon Sejoo and greeted him.8973495262b2ef19

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“Mr. Cheon, you’re here?”4c32c2beb806c7a8

“Yes. You’ve worked hard. Where’s Sejin?”32d144d029edddef

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“He’s… in the inner ace53d7280 room. It’s just that…”8090041eefba5ecb

Kim Sunhee trailed off, her eyebrows furrowing. Sejoo could easily picture Sejin’s state without having to see him. He knew that no words of comfort would be of any use, but he couldn’t leave the funeral hall empty like this, so he told Sunhee to prepare only a small amount of food and headed towards the inner room.360bfdbc4f24f246

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Seeing the empty head mourner’s seat, Cheon Sejoo took off his shoes and stepped onto the wooden floor. The funeral hall, where the flower arrangements had just been completed, was empty.6840ed972d9b099c

There was no incense burning in the censer, nor were there chrysanthemums placed on the altar. A picture of Kim Hyunkyung, the one Sejoo vaguely recalled seeing on Sejin’s phone once, was placed where the portrait should be. In the picture, she was smiling brightly.dfc967c3fec380fa

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Cheon Sejoo efd8c7d9f0 gazed at 18f4772feb her for f52b621d13 a moment, 1f15b3113a then bowed 2721e4365d twice before 6311034274 rising. He lit cb16b478c8 the first f9435eb977 incense stick, ebfb7832dc placed a 11c8a6c7a5 chrysanthemum, then 5c4f56888a picked up 8a0281ce4f the suitcase bcbd4fb822 he had 046ccd74b7 leaned against 2539eba42d the wall 91ad0292e0 and opened 5fa3804f09 the door 6a032dc855 to the 984dd4246b family room 5ab80d7f66 inside the 7d74b5aa14 funeral hall.6cf1f907c692de3f

The light was off. A thin beam of light from the funeral hall illuminated a figure huddled against the wall. Sejin was sitting with his knees drawn up like a child, his head leaning against the wall, weeping silently. The tears streaming down his cheeks felt like they were constricting around Cheon Sejoo’s throat. Fighting the suffocating grief, Sejoo forced himself to move.e10e40b74a4b92ad

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“Why are you here like this?”17b635e6ea733f31

“……”78126f8b09ae3633

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Sejin looked up 9c37d34a24 at him without 801dc45980 blinking, his reddened, 1ee220deb3 swollen eyes were fe01955036 soaked with tears. The hastily put-on 3a56d6b843 suit he wore 22e94f2fa0 was too much e577ef8a95 short for him, df61669957 leaving his wrists e6d5e0d302 and ankles exposed. Seeing his clothes, Cheon 2abbd44349 Sejoo placed the suitcase bde49c6968 he had brought beside 0ce7b18431 him. Sejin’s expression 3a9a9ff998 contorted in 1bb30ab9a7 pain. He slowly 28dc7f97d1 opened his 23b4b5d045 mouth.78b4dae91d6fdc59

“You… why are ff934c3bdc you here?”66739bdac640daf9

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t respond to the barbed question. Sejin asked him again, continuing to sob quietly.7593d6c54866907b

“It’s nothing important to you, why did you come all the way here…?”a6a06ac609af2d6c

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“…….”4ce2741205f7674e

Cheon Sejoo realized e20d91cb56 how deeply their 039b9aacb4 argument from two e7f04c341b days ago had 0c5a8bbeba wounded Sejin. Though his heart ccad75a6b0 ached, he forced 0e082a2c4f himself to ignore 1d00ba98a0 the words, painfully 8f64f7dc60 swallowing down his a971b1dfea rising emotion. Only after 53433e35cf several attempts 8133d34598 did he 1017778413 manage to c910603650 speak in 310b1e9627 a calm eaee0fe299 voice, addressing c77c6adc14 Sejin.3919057fc0b31399

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“Get up. You have to see your mother off.”e0602acc23f0a93d

Sejin shook his head. Tears welled up and spilled down his cheeks with each blink. Pretending not to notice Sejin’s sorrow soaking into the floor, Cheon Sejoo grabbed his arm and pulled him up. His unsteady body felt light.0a70f4bcecebb5e6

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“Kwon Sejin. You’re the only one who can take this place. Don’t leave your mother alone.”b65f0e09580eb253

At Cheon Sejoo’s firm admonishment, Sejin finally let out a shaky breath. Without even attempting to wipe away the tears streaming down his face uncontrollably, Sejin leaned his forehead against Cheon Sejoo’s shoulder. His breath, heavy with sorrow, dampened Sejoo’s neck.d4542247c9f6ed91

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“I don’t want to go out there….”a8b852e9745fcd66

“You have to.”72d86d5f2016e0bb

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“I don’t want to….”0ace0ed81fa9f98d

The sorrowful voice choked Sejoo. Unable to bear it any longer, Cheon Sejoo wrapped his arms around Sejin’s back. Sejin had lost weight during the two months his mother had been in the intensive care unit. As he placed his hand on Sejin’s back, feeling no trace of fat, his fingers brushed against his protruding spine. Cheon Sejoo held the pitiful Sejin tighter, pressing his lips against his bowed head.1d34b7cc3e3ca87c

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“Sejin-ah, Sejin-ah….”b85c594b896dfa09

His gentle 42270f6d8d voice soothed 15949db663 Sejin. He softly b9b8914a40 comforted Sejin, 411779b9a4 who was 16544eb805 struggling to eeb27785c2 burrow into a1dcb37767 his embrace 5074c351ed and shedding 6bfa40c81a tears. f7e2ad8b85c48403

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Cry if 0d3a03913b you want 07ca7bac9f to. But eventually, you have 397eef77c5 to go out there. You have 04ac371696 to take c0092b9e42 your place. 6f8a880810387ff2

At Cheon Sejoo’s 63506c6533 soothing words, Sejin 0ca5576e49 finally let out 588a18fde8 his pent-up sorrow fa2d807648 in a long 718cf31b58 time.45b4d54d0ae93c72

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“Why did my mom have to die?”4e69e4cc8a90cf45

His tear-soaked voice 018adea945 was filled with 42ceb26e41 resentment. It felt wrong. Someone else 913ce55f61 should have a8336cdc91 died, so 44675600f1 why did 7078fdf723 someone as d824875f37 kind and 813bb504e2 innocent as 0ecfbaf4e8 his mother 3cbc701d3c have to 30d1d0d051 suffer so f792da8cd8 much and c8f192e609 leave this c4fe13299b world? Sejin couldn’t understand it b26c0e5cf1 at all.d54a200da8407260

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“What did we f6395eb352 do wrong…?”9f058164c8f511d1

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